Organization Day

Nov 21 

Today I had TWO organization appointments booked in one day – Whew!  

Appointment #1

Young couple in NW Philly.  

We focused mainly on organizing their bedroom; then moved on to the linen closet and two drawers in the bathroom vanity.  

I encouraged the family to 

• Hire a weekly helper to fold laundry for the family, as this is the one task that they struggle with.  I thought a teenager in the area that does babysitting would be a good fit.  
• Cut back on their supplies of washcloths and hand towels so that they fit into one area.  

💡I do this myself with plastic storage containers.  They have one drawer in my kitchen.  Once that drawer is full it’s time to weed out the orphaned bottoms and lids.  I restock with containers of the same shape so that they will nicely stack and are easily interchangeable. 

Appointment #2

Afternoon by the Art Museum

I spent the afternoon at an appointment with a regular client in the Art Museum area.  

The client’s garage had become a dumping ground and he wanted to be able to start parking his car there before winter snow came.  

• I carted away a car full of broken electronics and donatable items.  
• We filled empty boxes with broken down boxes.  
• Tossed and recycled outdated textbooks from long ago college classes.  
• I’m holding an old can of paint for the next household hazmat drop off in the spring.  

💡 Philadelphia is very generous about the items that they accept at these household hazardous material drop off events.